People are sharing pics of well-known actors before they were famous – 21 glorious throwbacks
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Jacob Rees-Mogg in 24, years before he became an MP and well-known figure. https://t.co/mBtpy3GhTV pic.twitter.com/wpK14UZC0s
— Ben Harris (@btharris93) September 25, 2026
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Ralph Fiennes as outraged floppy-haired ex-boyfriend of murder victim in Prime Suspect (1991) https://t.co/cH1N1F8ZhT pic.twitter.com/3YGaYz1Wrj
— The Venerable Jeff of Bingen (@petrolemulsion) September 25, 2026
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Amy Winehouse in a "competitive Dad" sketch on the Fast Show https://t.co/15GPN5QzrK pic.twitter.com/cxW4YWKkxI
— Mrs Henderson (@MrsHenders4652) September 25, 2026
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I'd like to get in on this action. Michael Shannon in Groundhog Day. https://t.co/Um9QahWC6A pic.twitter.com/62Ei6spMME
— Josh Howie (@joshxhowie) September 24, 2026
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Fine, here’s Keira Knightley in an episode of The Bill in 1995. https://t.co/NZrlTPVk2F pic.twitter.com/WGYmnZGcmQ
— L (@MsLMG79) September 25, 2026
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Who remembers seeing British "national treasure" Bruce Forsyth pulling a knife on Angela Lansbury and kids in Bedknobs And Broomsticks? Cos I’ll never forget it! https://t.co/w4QoCLJRDb pic.twitter.com/0OcOrzvWFN
— Ruglonian (@Gillian_Emm) September 24, 2026
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Piers Brosnan as an IRA henchman in The Long Good Friday (1980). https://t.co/CmF59QW5HV pic.twitter.com/jl3rWgcoRD
— Albert Brochier 🏴 (@Albrochier) September 25, 2026
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Vic Reeves appearing in a Shakin Stevens video. https://t.co/hFP1CVJvYW pic.twitter.com/egL6vcvq28
— Dave (@undaitripedwar) September 25, 2026
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And a classic: a young, gratuitously shirtless, weirdly moustachioed Schwarzenegger as a hoodlum trying to intimidate Elliott Gould in Robert Altman’s The Long Goodbye back in the early 70s. https://t.co/VTdamhorjw pic.twitter.com/jEq5Gyusao
— Tom (@Tom_D_B_) September 25, 2026
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Kenneth Williams as a gardener who discovers a body, in Trent’s Last Case. https://t.co/JHvnG6daq4 pic.twitter.com/0X1PAIi0cd
— James Martin Charlton (@jmc_fire) September 24, 2026
H/T @DavidDPaxton Image Screengrab